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Welcome to Beaverlac

Come and fly the skies where black eagles soar, hike the paths of the leopard, climb the rocks where baboons play and spend some time at a rock pool each day.

Tucked high up in the Olifants River Mountains above Porterville in the Western Cape in South Africa, Beaverlac offers camping and cabins to maximise your enjoyment of nature. Situated in a secluded 5000 hectare valley surrounded by mountains, Beaverlac is blessed with two rivers, the Ratel (Honey Badger) and the Olifants.

A wide variety of hiking and mountain bike trails and rock pools are available for visitors.

CABIN AVAILABILITY: CALL OUR OFFICE.PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL US TO INQUIRE ABOUT AVAILABILTY. SEE THE CABIN BOOKING PROCERURE BELOW.

Right of admission strictly reserved

AND

ACCESS TO THE BEAVERLAC CAMPSITE WILL BE DENIED SHOULD YOU FAIL ANY OF THE REGISTRATION AND BOOKING REQUIREMENTS SET OUT BELOW

NO MUSIC, NO MUSICAL INSTUMENTS

PLEASE RESPECT YOUR CAMPING NEIGHBOURS AND

PLEASE MAINTAIN PEACE AND QUIET BETWEEN 11Pm AND 7Am

STEP 1: REGISTER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF BEAVERLAC

PLEASE READ AND ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT REQUIREMETS

1.All persons 18 years and older must register.

2.Your 18 years and older guests coming along with you must register as well. Non-members will not be allowed to camp at Beaverlac.

3.Use your real first name and surname(last name) to register. Initials or nicknames are not allowed.

- Your camping request will be rejected if you fail to comply with all the requirements.

CABIN BOOKINGS

**PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS: **

1. To book a cabin or to inquire about cabin availability please phone our Beaverlac Office. Do not email us. Email inquiries will be ignored.

2. Only a Registered Member may book a Cabin. See REGISTRATION above.

3. Phone 022 931 2945 to book or inquire about cabin availability: Daily between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Do not call outside these times.

4. Provide your registered USER ID to our Office. You will see your USER ID on the top of the Home Page under "WELCOME TO BEAVERLAC" after login.

5. Once you secured a cabin through our Office, please do the following immediately:

- Make a 50% nonrefundable deposit per EFT Payment into our bank account within 48 hours. See the "CONTACT PAGE" for our Bank Account details.

- E-mail proof of your deposit within 48 hours to beaverlac.kantoor@gmail.com. Should you fail to do so we reserve the right to cancel the cabin booking without notifying you.

6. Complete and submit the online camping booking form and list only the persons for whom the cabin is booked. Put the cabin name after the vehicle reg. no. on the camping booking form, please.

7. Do not list additional persons joining you as tent campers. Tent Campers must book for camping separately. See Registration and Online Bookings above.

8. Your booked cabin will be available from 14:00 (2Pm) on your arrival date and must be vacated before 10:00 (10Am) on your departure date.

9. If you book multiple cabins, the same requirements as set out above apply.

10. The cabin keys will be handed to person who made the booking only, so please arrive before or at the same time as your quests.

** All visitors to Beaverlac are required to adhere to the Rules & Regulations - READ HERE**

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

1.We do not have demarcated camping spots. You may camp anywhere and next to your friends in the camping area. We do not reserve camping spots.

2.No electricity available at the campsites but we do have a freezer and power point at the shop for use by campers.

3.Small cars do make it in and out of Beaverlac provided the car is not heavily loaded. You use the farm road down to Beaverlac at your own risk.

4.Make sure your vehicle is serviced and in good mechanical order before you come to Beaverlac. We do not provide free tow-in services, mechanical services or sell fuel at Beaverlac.

5.There is no cell phone reception at Beaverlac and we do not provide a WI-FI service.

6.Please do not bring non-registered as well as persons not on your booking along. They will not be allowed into the camp.

7. DO NOT DRIVE WITH VEHICLES ON THE FARM ROADS. A R500 FINE IS APPLICABLE IF YOU DO.

8.NO DAY VISITORS allowed.

9.NO DROP AND GO CAMPERS AND NO BUSES OR TAXIS.

10.Friendly and well-behaved dogs are welcome too, BUT please keep your dog under control at all times. Dogs are not allowed in rock pools where people are swimming. If your dog becomes a problem to other campers we will demand you to remove the dog from the camp.

11.The campsite must be vacated no later than 17:00 (5Pm) on your date of departure.

12.By submitting a camping request you also accept to abide by all our rules. Failure to abide by our rules will result in immediate and permanent eviction.

13.MUSIC IS NOT ALLOWED and ABSOLUTE SILENCE in the camp FROM 11:00 pm till 7:00 am THE FOLLOWING MORNING. Please report offenders at the shop. All we need is their car registration numbers.

14.Over the New Years Season (25 December to 2 January) you must book for at least 3 nights.

15. Arrival times:

Monday to Thursday and Sunday: 8:00 Am to 4:30 Pm.

Friday: 8:00 Am to 9:00 Pm

Saturday: 8:00 Am to 5:00 Pm

DEPARTURE TIMES:

Cabins must be vacated no later than 10:00Am on the departure date.

The camping area must be vacated no later than 5:00Pm on the departure date.

Camping Fees

*An annual rate increase of more or less 10% on 1 September of each year applies.

To secure your cottage booking, a 50% non refundable and non transferable deposit is payable within 48 hours of your booking. Acccommodation can be taken up from 14:00 on day of arrival and must be vacated before 10:00 on the day of departure.